Park rangers conduct sobriety checks

Park rangers will conduct sobriety checkpoints in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area as the Halloween weekend approaches, said John Donahue, superintendent of the recreation area.

Park rangers will conduct sobriety checkpoints in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area as the Halloween weekend approaches, said John Donahue, superintendent of the recreation area.

Park rangers will also conduct "saturation" patrols in an effort to catch drunken drivers. Pennsylvania State Police will aid park rangers.

The rangers will conduct the checkpoints on Route 209, on the Pennsylvania side of the park.

"(This sobriety-checkpoint campaign) is a highly visible campaign," said Chief Park Ranger Eric Lisnik. "It's not a secret. We want everyone to know that the park has a zero tolerance policy for impaired drivers."

More than 50 arrests were made in 2010 as a result of this program, the National Park Service said.